March 12, 2022
Washington, DC
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Our Story
In typical millenial fashion, we met on Bumble (for the older folks - it’s a mobile dating app). Unlike pre-2015 online dating apps, Bumble required minimal effort. We put in a 10-mile radius, uploaded the photos we thought made us look our best and wrote a blurb we thought would attract matches. Despite living on opposite ends of the city (Silver Spring and Arlington), we matched. Tiana decided to look past Dan’s version of a “most attractive photo” (courtesy of TK and Liz) and swiped right. It took a while to meet up but ultimatley our schedules aligned on World Refugee Day 2017. We met at Larry’s icecream, walked to the Constitution memorial and had Julia’s empanadas. To this day, we’ve never been inside Larry’s icecream, Dan still has a bumble bee icon in Tiana’s phone and we both have our own personal 'favorite photos' (shared here) of eachother that come up when we call one another.
When we first agreed to meet Dan forgot that Tiana already said they shouldn’t go to Larry’s because she’s lactose intolerant…. and he was late
Six months later we chopped down our first Christmas tree… Tiana caught a cold
Five months later we did our first back packing trip in Dolly Sods, WV… we couldn’t figure out how to use the can opener
Three months later we flew to France for a 10 day back packing trip…we almost had to delay our trip because we didn’t have a map or know where to start
Four months later we moved in together and bought a bed frame… but it wasn’t the right size for either of our mattresses
Two months later Dan planned a surprise birthday trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake and Buffalo, which included a picnic….It snowed
Five months later we started to fall in love with Oregon… after many family meetings we’ve finally decided to move there this Spring
Two months later we chopped down another Christmas tree… we named it Thor
Then we stayed home for 18 months… Tiana started growing spider plants for our friends and family and Dan learned how to bake a full puff pastry
But we made the best of it because sometimes in life you don’t get a waffle cone…
So we still celebrated Christmas
And we taught grandma how to play video games
We welcomed our first niece into the world
We welcomed our second niece into the world
And now we’re getting married…
And we can’t wait to celebrate with you!
For all the days along the way
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